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lectern

/ˈlektən/noun

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व्याख्यान-मंच, पठन-पीठ

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noun
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    a stand for holding a book or notes when you are reading in church or giving a talk

    व्याख्यान-मंच, पठन-पीठ

    • The speaker stood at the lectern.
    • The principal placed her notes on the lectern.
    • The professor adjusted the microphone on the lectern before beginning his lecture.
    + 2 more examples
    • Radhika walked to the lectern and began to read her speech.
    • A large old Bible lay open on the lectern.

    Synonyms stand podium reading desk rostrum

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

stand podium reading desk rostrum

AaSpelling

lec·tern

?Which word?

Keep apart lectern (a stand for notes), podium (a small raised platform a speaker stands on) and rostrum (a raised platform for a speaker or conductor).

Lectern (नोट्स रखने का स्टैंड), podium (वक्ता के खड़े होने का छोटा ऊँचा मंच) और rostrum (वक्ता या संचालक के लिए ऊँचा मंच) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the speaking words together: lecture, lecturer, lectern, dais (a raised platform at the front of a hall), pulpit (in a church).

वक्तृता के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: lecture, lecturer, lectern, dais (हॉल के सामने ऊँचा मंच), pulpit (चर्च में प्रवचन-मंच)।